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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1889)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY , MAY 0 , 18S9. THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELER , A Drummer Writes Up a Small Town's Contonnlnl. FLYING DUTCHMAN AT CHURCH , PnddocJc Opening Mntrlnmntnl A Coinmcrclnl Man "Worked" Drumming Xhlrtr Vonra Ago Samples Prom Grips. Pntldock Oponing. The grand opening ball of the Pad dock hotnl lit Beatrice , glvon by the Traveling Men's Social clubof Beatrice , will occur Friday evening. May 10. The club has made every effort to make this occasion the social ovontot the soa- eoniiiul the opening promises to bo the finest ever given wont of the Mis souri rivor. Music will bo procured fem Oma.la , nnd the railroads offer n onc-nnd-third round trip rate to guests. Mine Hos.t Criloy furnishes the supper , nnd everything will bo done to make the event most enjoyable. Traveling mou are most cordially invited to bo present , as the object is to especially entertain the traveling mon in n style worthy the interests involved and inuko them fool tit homo. The following correspondence explains - plains itself : PADDOCK HOTKL , BKATUICK , Nob. , April 27,188 ! ) . Mr. A. J. Coulee , Pres ident Traveling Men's Soclul Club of Beatrice : Dear Sir : Will you kindly etato to the members of your club that the Paddock hotel will bo furnished complete by May 1 , and that upon any evening after that date wo would bo ploasou to olTor thorn the free use of the hotel parlors and dining room , for hall , nnd will servo their supper during the evening in the ladles' ' ordinary , tilso free. Kindly lot mo know what date they decide upon. Yours very truly , E. K. Cm Lie Y. BHATHICK , Nob. , April 20 , 1839. E. 1C Criloy , Esq. , Paddock Hotel , Beat- vice. Nob. : Dear Sir : Your favor of the 27th at hand. Itcplylng will say that the traveling men of Beatrice are very grateful to you for your kind offer of the use of "Tho Paddock" and other courlosloE extended , and Imvo fixed on Friday evening , May 10 , as tno date for * hoirball. Yours truly , A. J. CONLKE. * The Wny of the World. Who would have thought It ? Every old traveling man supposed that E. A. Onkcs was a confirmed bachelor , and beyond the roach of the fascinations of 'dio gentler sex , but great surprises are in store for all , nnd ono of them is the Imarringo of this celebrity to Miss Mary Carver , one of Zoaring , Iowa's , most charming and talented daughters. The ceremony took place at the bride's homo , on May 1 , and the happy couple pajsod through this city , on last Friday , on their way to Grand Island , their future homo. Mr. Oakcs is ono of the / . Idoat Irnvohng mon in the country , having carried the grip and sample CA .o in the western territory for twelve years. Ho has been with the Bauin Iron company , of this city , since their establishment. His mnny friends and associates will unite in wishing him and his bride n bright and happy future. Old film KimiiKCM n Tcnm. Bob Vinton , the landlord of the Vin- ton house , at Cambridge City , Ind. , was noted , many years ago , for his par tiality to drummers , for his love of a practical joke , for his good humor , and for his tidy , woll-kout little tavern. I had stopped with him for two days and cqmnlotod my business , when I asked hiw . "Bob , how much will you charge ino for a team to take my trunks to MiltonV' ' ( A town near by , but off from the railroad. ) "Ton dollars , " said Bob. 1 agiood , used his team , and on my return tendered him $10. "What's this for ? " asked Bob. "For the use of your team to Milton , " I replied. V "Not much ! " returned Bob , "I told you it was 910 to got there , but its $10 to come back. So shell out another X , old follow. " I demurred , but there was no way out of it ; HO I paid the extra $10 , and laughed with Bob at the cute joke played on mo. Six weeks after I stopped with Bob ntrain , and again engaged his team for 810 to take my trunks to Milton. After I had left the little town I wrote Bob from Indianapolis : "Dear Vinton : I engaged your team for $10 to take mete to Milton , but as there was nothing eald about returning the same , I have had them put up at Lyford's livery , ivhoro you can obtain them by paying charges. Inclosed find 310. " I heard later that the air was sul phurous when Vinton received this oplntlo , but I was oven , and It was a long tinio before Bob attempted another practical joke on SIM. The Oontniinlnl. No doubt all the large cities of the United Htatoa have held proper cere monies and exorcises celebrating the 80th day of April A. D. 1889. Thin was also true to a greater or less oxtmit with smaller towns and villages , , mill in ono little village on the B. & M. railway a banquet was hold at which a few commercial travelers had the good fortune-to bo present. The spread was not what ono might usunllv infer from the word banquet , but considering all tills might bo overlooked ; still there vas one thing1 among the many funny things , which btruck mo as worthy of epnco in your "commercial traveler column. " Several "spread eagle" touhts were given by the merchants of the town , but tot it sultlco to merely quote the toast of a Dutch butcher of f the oerg , who endeavured , in his own i course way , to give a full history of George Washington's early life : Gentohimns nut Laties unt Eforypody Dude you knows dot Gorge Vashing- doiis vas a leedlo poy vonotr Yaus , dot vet lie vo3 , und apoud so many year old , ( making a wild gesture and showing about how tall ho was. } Und ho had pot a grandfather , what vos his own inuddor'd fadder. und what nofor tolo a Ho. Von day Gorge ho did vent out juit himself in do rood shod , ncin , I moan In do orchud , for to got sum np- ples , und he proko do uxo , gontelmnns und lutles , ho proko do uxe , yust vonco dlllKOflt. Hib fadder nsk him "how ho , got da epples. " Und Gorge , ho nay , I gun not tolo n lie , I dune it , faddor. I fell on i do uxo und proko htm , ( It was appar ent that the butcher was becoming more ami more "lost , " "stagy-struck" or whatever wo may have called it , for ho was gutting terribly mixed up , and hit audience , and especially the toast- maker began to got weary. ) You see ho nefnr tolo a lie in big mat ters , of slch consoglvensa. Den after dot , Gorge vu ( nwltod , by his granfador , out In do voodshod for to got acgwantcd mlt n surbrizo barly. Ut seemed as dough his pants would brake I moan , uxcuso , his heart vould proko , for dot va < all ho got vas not proko. Ho vos. alvays proko. dot vos his grata luck. " ( Many of the W. C.T. U. ladies had loft rather suddenly , and finding only the commercial travelers , loft to Hflton ho said. ) "Veil , I spo dat sura bcablos have vent to go homo , so T dink I go homo , auch. I lit so far ovay , vay out , vay out in do over-skirts of do city , I must go mlt inlncsolf to mlno Katarinn. Veil , boys , I dink I vlsh dot vo gome doguddor again , mlt sum condontnls purty gwlck , unt dalk dcso dings otor again. Prosil. " And his heavy cowhide - hide boots echoed and ro-echoed in the banquet halls , as ho disappeared In the dark night , at N C . JVM KKOK. * A Traveler's Acoldont. Git AND ISLAND , May 6. [ Special to Tin : BKB. ] Thomas J. Blocher , who travels for the P. J. Sorg Tobacco com pany , of Mlddlotown , O. , mot with n painful accident at Grand Island Wednesday evening. JUst as ho was starting for the train to go to Hastings Billy Collins , the olork of the Palmer , drove up with a horse and b'iggy and invited Tom to get in and ho would drive him to the depot. Just as they started a canvas covered wagon ap peared , at which tholrhorso took fright and commenced to lunge and kick. Ho turned suddenly around , und Blochur , finding that they were going over , made a jump , and as the horse made a lunge at the same time , it throw him on ono side and fractured his knee , besides bruising him considerably otherwise. The physician succeeded in getting his knee sot , but it Is dilllcult as yet to pre dict the result. In any ovonfho will probably go on crutches for a month or so. As Tom is a persistent and indefa tigable worker , tliis orcod idleness will go nearly us hard with him as the in juries sustained. * * Sim wn Worked , You must know , dear Mil. Bui : , that I have boon a drummer so many years that my hair has turned from a glossy black to an interesting silver since I first wont into the business. I have had my share of business , of sport , of adventure , and I have concluded to give you an occasional reminiscence. Perhaps they may provoke a smile from my follow traveling mon , ami they may possibly load to the relation by others of something more entertaining than my memory furnishes. ' Well , about twenty years ago I left St. Paul , and reached Eau Claire , Wls. , the next polnt'on my route. Hero , to my mortification , I learned that my only customer had just gone to the point from which I had just come. I also learned of a rather startling oc currence of the night before. It ap peared that some enterprising hotel thief or thieves had gone through the rooms of the hotel during the night , had chloroformed the various travoline men , and then relieved them of alj their valuables. This was so effectually done that eight nights of the grlu were loft without money or jewelry , and had to make rather unexpected drafts on their ropectlvo firms. The majority had loft during the day , but ono , a dapper , bright-oyod young fol low , my informant , remained behind. Ho stated ho was sick from the effects of the dpiuto , and would remain until next morning , when ho would continue his journey. I was overjoyed that I hud escaped by so short a time being ono of the plundered , and J confided to my now friend , the dapper young fol low , that I was moro than $100 ahead , as I had just collected that amount ii St. Paul. Ho congratulated mo heartily , shook my hands warmly and invited mete to share his room with him , as it con tained two bods. This I gladly did , and wo retired early , as my now acquaint ance complained ot being quito sick at thu stomach from , the effects of the chloroform. I was tired , and soon feel into a heavy sloop a very sound ono , indeed , for "l was not awakened until the next noon , when I was with difficulty aroused to a dim perception of the fact that I was being walked about the room by the landlord , the clerk , a physician , and a motley group of guests and cham bermaids , who varied the monotony of their lives by prodding mo with pins , pinching mo , holding a bottle of harts horn to my nostrils , and many such pleasantries. I learnod-as soon as my mind was clear enough to comprehend , that my dapper now friend und room mate had left on the early train , telling the landlord that I had requested to bo allowed to have a goal , long sleep , us wo'had lain awake most of the night chatting. By the merest accident , it was later discovered that I had boon chloroformed , and with the aid ot a stomach pump and restoratives my life was saved. I may add that I never again saw my dapper young friend , nor my $200 , nor my gold watch , and chain , nor my diamond mend stud , and unotlior drummer was compelled to make an unexpected draft on his house. SIM. Drumming Thirty Years Ago. "It amuses mo , " said the white- haired head of a jobbing house to a rep resentative of the Hatter und Furrier , "to hoar traveling men nowadays com plaining of the hardships of the road , the taking of late trains , the traveling in cabooses , and such like inconven iences. Lord bless you , they should have seen the drumiaors of old days and heard their experiences , and then they would have known homuthlng about the woes of the traveling man. Thirty yours ago I was young , ambitious , full of energy und went on the road for a jobbing house. When I could not truvo by river und that could bo done only in going through a certain portion o our trade stage coaches and horse back wore the only moans o travel. Many a cold and weary winter's day Imvo I paused in the saddle starting out early in the morning , going through snow or r.vin , fording creeks und half fro/.on all the time , until I could hardly dismount when my day's journey was over. And then there were no banks or collection agencies throng ) the country to facilitate the colloctioi of debts , and the drummers had all o that work to do. Wo traveled will old-fashioned valiscn , which could be used us saddle-bags when wo had to ride horse-hack , and those wore the recopta cloH for what money we collected. I was sometimes pretty ticklish work fatopplnjc at lonely taverns with saddle bagt ) tilled with good , hard money , bu it hud to bo done , 1 slept on the ( lee in a little tavern olllco ono winter' night , with my vullsa under my hoiu for a pillow , containing over $1.500 cash It Ma * a hard pillow , but Ifeltmifor with it tlicro , and slept quite soundly The drummers of to-day don't know what hard traveling ifa. They thouli have fro/on , or half drowned , or Bturvci with us of the old school back In the 50'b. " * Thu Klyini ; DiKoiunnii'H ISsprncnou A number of years ago , 1 stopped u lomstod , Texas , writes the Flying Dutchman , m the Trinidad Dally C1U- on , and called on n merchant and sold iltn two car loads of good merchandise. lo asked mo to remain over Sunday at ho place and invited mo to attend dl- ino services at the church , In which 10 was a deacon , at 3 o'clock in the ftornoon , In the school house which served as the church. At 2 o'clock wo had dinner and then sauntered out with lighted cigars to , ho place of worship. It was in Jan uary , the grass was green , the birds varblod their musical cadences and the day was lovely with the spring sun shine. Our cigars being smoked , wo wandered across the nubile square and saw the people congregated in the old- aqhlonod southern sohoolhouso. Wo entered and walked un the broad aisle , on cither side lined with desks with , heir ink-stnined marks of childish Ingors , took our seats near the pint- "orm raised about ono foot from the loor. Mr. Woodyard , my merchant 'riond , took a hymn book and called out the number of the hymn , read ono verse and pitched the tune. After it had boon sung wo were seated. About this time a tall man , in butter nut clothes and blue ilunnol shirt , with ! iis hair "squigotty , " cumc up the uislo mil made for the platform. Mr. Wood- vard tapped mo on the shin , saying : ' 'That's our minister. " The good man tossed his sombrero hat on the floor , stood to ono side of the : loslc , und opened his sermon. "Brethren and sisters : On account of sickness in the pariah the past week , I liavo not prepared a sermon , hut on my way hero , through Brother Lane's Held , [ picked up this rock , and also this nut , " joth of which ho produced from the siilo pocket of his coat , "and now I will give y'ou'uns a parable from those. I take iho rock and break the rind of the nut , which represents the Methodist church , und the rind is unfit for use ; next I breuk the shell , and this repre sents the Hard-Shell Baptist ; this also is no good , and only lit to put under the liools of men. Next , I subtract the vitality and life , the kernel of the nut , which represents our church , the old Presbyterian , and break the shell" hero ho stopped and the kernel fell out us rotten us sin. The congrcgutlon whooped and yelled Like Kansas cowboys. An old woman in the corner of the church fired a hymn book at the head of the "Hying Dutch man , " and gave him a black eye. The congregation were boisterous nnd were ( lisnussotl. The deacon took the writer by the arm , walked up and down the street , saying : "Why didn't ho got a gimlet and bore that nut before ho gave that parable ? Say , brother , lot's take a drink ; " und if the writer had minded him ho would have been slightly ailing by 8 o'clock. . The llnslln i Iliiuiiot. ; HASTINGS , Nob. , May 6. [ Special to Tin ; BKI : . ] At a meeting ot ubout ono hundred und fifty traveling men who attended the grand ball and banquet given at the Bostwick hotel Friday evening , May 3 , by the citi/.ons of Hub tings , the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : Resolved , That the thanks of all trav eling men arc duo to the citizens of Hastings for the kindness and courtesy which they have always extended to " of . " the "angels commerce. Resolved , That wo extend to the Hon. A. D. Yocum , mayor of the city of Hastings , our thanks , not onlv for his aid in furthering the success of the banquet und ball , but for his eloquent speech of welcome. * Resolved , That wo acknowledge with pride our obligations to the ladies of Hastings , to whose presence the ball and banquet owed Its most attractive charm , and whoso courtesy and kind ness will always bo gratefully remem bered by the "knights of the grip. " Resolved , That wo return our sincere thanks to Messrs. Dillon & Yartiall , proprietors of the Bostwlck hotel , for their generous hospitality on opening this grand banquet and ball to the trav eling men. Resolved , That wo express our high appreciation of the offers of the recep tion and floor committees , to whose gen erous courtesy and kindly attention the success of the ball und banquet was lurgoly duo. Resolved , That a copy of those resolu tions bo forwarded to the editor of the truvolintr men's department of THIS OMAHA BICK and the daily papers of Hastings. * Sampl's. Robert F. Bacon , of McCord , Brady & Co. , has bought a $11.600 residence in Beatrice , und Eugene Pitts , traveling for n leather house , a $2,500 residence in Beatrice. A. C. Aunottjformorly with Williams , Van Aernam & Ilurto , now has the northern Nebraska territory for the Omaha Rubber company. Sherman McCoy is homo from un ex tended western trip in Z. T. Lindsay & Co.'s interest. Genial Ed. Roe has returned from a successful trip west for Parrotto & Co. The body is mora suscoptblo to bane fit from Hood's Sarsaparilhi now than at any other season. Therefore take it now. The Benefit from Sheep Husbandry. A Nebraska woman writes as follows to the Brooder's Gazette : A few sheep on every farm means an evolution from the cruel burb-wira to the now slatting fence ; u delicious change once ( in a while from pork to mutton ; combing nnd coloring the long wool on the pelts for bouutifal and dur able rugs ; local mills for cleansing , curding , und spinning , if the latter is honestly done ; improvements in handlooms - looms and a revival and study of the weaver's art a now nnd lucrative field of labor for women ; plenty of warm lust ing blankets , that wo all shivoringly long for from grandmother's bedding chest from the middle of October to the 1st of May , und a matter of course shed ding of the cotton-padded quilt ; stock ing yarn that does not have to bo pulled up throe sizes too largo with three twists to the rod to make it look like real yarn , but strong , small , well-twisted thread that will wear somewhere near n week without needing the darning noodle ; an increase in the sale of knit ting machines , another lucrative trade for women dependent on their own ox- ortlons for n living. The old-fashioned spinning whuol will not be n general thing in the farm house , but Susie , with her education in beauty of coloring and worth of material , will null soft , beauti ful yarn from the spludlo Instead of daubing bits of cloth with spoiled paint , while Dink rends toiler In the Brooders'1 Guzntto the latest improvements in sheep husbandry , Jloeoo making and prize winning , and she will stop her wheel and listen admiringly while ho gooa through "Unolo Willlo'a" ex- iiorlfmco in the wood-making kingdom. In short , "a few sheep on every farm" is wealth , health , comfort and romance , with the ancient "disabilities" of the industry eliminated by n higher intelli gence in labor and utility. llooolmm'3 Pills act like manfu cm a weak stomach. M. Hellman & Go's Clothing Emporium 4A Lot 1734 In fancy stripe i chovlots , at $ O 76 1O42 A fjroy salt and pepper ohoviot .at 9 OO 318 A cinnamon brown molten cutaway . . . . . . .at 14 6O 317 An ollvo molten cutaway , , at 14 5O 2727 A shoop'B groy imported moltoii at 17 00 O161 A black and \vlilto chock cutaway at 17 60 1631 A blue Wldo Wale ohoviot , not bound at 17 6O 2772 An elegant blue "Wldo "Walo ohoviot at 2O OO 3O58 Brown and black stripe imported "Irish friozo" at 18 00 1218 ) 1215 Brown mbcod , ffvoy nnd slate , piuhoad cassimoro .at 10 6O 311 ) OVERCOATS. In SPRING OVERCOATS we can offer an unsurpassed assortment "at exceedingly low prices. All goods GUARANTEED to give entire satisfaction , and as repre sented , or money refunded. Mail orders solicited , and will receive our prompt attention. ONE MILLION OF DOLLARS Is the Capital of the Wollfloot Boal Eatato Company. PROPOSING VAST IMPROVEMENTS Capita ) nnd American Enter prise Combined to IIullcl Dp No- Beet Root Sujjar Industry. A Magnificent Enterprise , Articles of Incorporation of tlio Wollfloet Kaal Estate and Improvement company wore Hied witti the secretary of state Friday. The cupltul stock Is placed ot one million dollars , and Is divided Into ten ttiousuud shares of $100 oacti , ono half of which Is paid in cash , the balance on cull. Tno p-lnclpal placeof business of the corporation Is in the town of Wolltloot , Lincoln county , Nebraska. The biiHlness of the corporation is as follows : 1. To buy , hold , soil nnd Improve real estate in any manner or form , in any town or ojunty in the state of Nebraska. 2. 'io Uuild nnd operate- manufactories , or encourage the building und operation of the 3. To donate inonoy or real estate to par ties establishing manufactories. 4. To lonn money on real estate. 5. To improve nud perfect the water on Medicine cieolc in Wcllflcot by building a dam or otherwise , The working power of the corporation is vested in a board of not less than tlvo di rectors , The oxlstenco of the corporation Is twenty years , and thu professional ofilcors and di rectors are us follows : Frederick James Tomkins , president and eenural manager , barrister ut law , 0 Temple , London , Kng. Uev. W. G. Hawkins , vice-president , Well- fleet , Neb , U. S. A. C. O. Hawkins , secretary , Wellflcdt , Nob. , U. H. A. Directors S. D. McLollan , judge probate , Truso , Nova Scotia ; Hinklu Condon , es ( ) , , Halifax , Nova Scotia ; J. II. W. Hawkins , Lincoln , Neb. ; Prod T. Condon , U. A. , LL. 15 , , barrister nt law , Halifax , Nova Scotlu ; George D. Cnletrouil , London , Kng. ; Free man Dennis , Delay , Fla. ; UeorgoV. . Box , usq , London , ICng. ' It will bo soon that the company Is ono which is ahlo to carry into execution nny plans which it may lay. F. J. Tomklns , president , is the gentlomun who started the town of UlnnitiRham , Ala. , on the road to prosperity , introducing the llrst foreign cup- Hal there. Everybody knows of Birming ham's wonderful boom. Mr. Tomklns is nlso barrister ut law for all the lurgo uteum- ship lines in England , n member of the His torical society of Nowi York , and a member of the council for tlio.roform und codlllcatloa of the law of nations. Hov , W. G. Hawkins need * no introduction to the people of Nebraska , as his pen has al ways been busy In her interests. For the last four months bo has been in London , England , with Mr. Tomklns\vorlUng up this great enterprise , and they have boon success. lul in every particular. The main object of , the corporation Is to establish a beet sugar refinery. Analysis has shown that beets raised nour Wclllloot are exceedingly rich In sugar. The analysis is pronounced by exports In both Germany and England to show the largest percentage of sugar over known 17 pat cent , which is 5 per cent above the average of Gorman v , France or England. This analysis has cre ated a great deal of Interest in tno old coun try. try.U U la estimated that from fifteen to twenty tons of beets can be raised per acre , and the price paid for beets delivered at the factory will bo ubout SI. At this rate a fanner will inako from $ OU to $100 per aero from beets. This amount would DO cash , and the boots ulways u ready sale. Quo man should care for at least ton acres of beets and do consid erable other work. F , J. TompKlus and W. G. Hawkins Imvo spent the best part of March and April giving lectures lu all parts of England to farmers and others on the great state of Nebraska , particularly the beet sugar Industry , They expect to bring a colony of about one hundred families , good formers , to this country , and locito them on land secured for them near Wollfloot. They nro accepting none who have loss than $1,500 in cash. Tlieso English farmer will no-oil nn enttro % utllt , from n team of liorsos to groconos and provisions , plows , cultivators , furniture , lumber , cows , wagons , etc. F. J. Tomkius and \ \ ' . G. Hawkins will also endeavor to bring a nun nor of gentle men with them wh6 have wealth nnd who represent wealth , ana will show them over the entire state of Nebraska. It is certain that this will not bo the only place where English capital will Invest. It is hoped sufficient influence will bo brought to bear to have them visit in some of the largo cities of the btatu. This corporation has already secured the entire town of Wellflcct aud 1,200 acres adJoining - Joining for a townslto. Also the water power nt Wellfleet. Also about forty thousand acres of farm lands that will bo sold to actual settlers at very low prices , long tiino nnd low rate of interest. A number of paitlally improved farms have also been secured , and some few can bo bought from owners at very low prices. It is estimated that fully live thousand acres of government land within ton miles of Wollfloot Is yet open to actual settlors. This land has been avoided heretofore on account of its sandy nature , but experience has Hbown that it produces Just as good crops as the heavier soils , and for sugar boots it is fur superior to any otbor soil , as it requires a light sandy soil to raise sugar beets. The corporations uro anxious to see actual Bottlers locate no.ir Wollflcot , and will do everything In their power to cn- cnurugo and itid them. All inonoy from the sale ot lots , lands and stock will bo in vested in permanent improvements and manufactures. The amount that will accrue from thuso sales will cnnble the company to establish many industries , nnd no town or county over had n lirraor or sounder basis than this. Few pcoplo appreciate tha vastnoos of a boot sugar refinery. A few figures will il lustrate : 1. It requires a capital of about ei.ODO.OOO. 3. It requires 100 cubic foot of water a minute. 3. It takes from flvo to six acres of land for buildings , thirty to fortj acres of land for pits for the storage of boots , two brick buildings 230x 10 , n holler house OOxJ'JO foot , and two sugar etorn houses 80x60. 4. It will give employment to 'I.OJO men. The corporation will establish or encourage the establishment of a flouring mill , n can ning factory , a creamery , n chcoso factory and similar industries us soon as possible. llio town of Wellflcct U situated on the Cheyenne branch of thu 13. & M. railroad , mldwny between Holdrego and Cheyenne In the southern central part of Lincoln county on Modlclno creek. The water power on the Medicine- wonderful , having u full of about fifty feet. There is power enough to run u beet sugar refinery nr.d many other enter prises. The buauty of this water power is that It novov goes dry , always has ubout the same amount of water in It und scarcely ever freezes , and thcro Is no sand to clog the ma chinery , being fed by oprmgs that mustcomo from the Hocitv mountains. Medicine lake and Agate spring , so widely known In the state , are located near Wellflcot and will inalto a grand pleasure resort for the cltuons of Wollllcot. The corporation will soon erect a largo brick building and will give the farmers ono largo room for a club room. It will also give u block near the center of the town nnd will fence and build a shod around it for the convenience venience- farmers while In town , thus sav ing u livery bill. The corporation will also offer prizes for the best crops raised In that vicinity. They will set aside ton lots In the town , to bo given away to the farmers who do their trading in Wollflcot. In this way every farmer who buys $50 worth of merchandise ) In thu town of Well fleet in the next your will receive- ticket for each ? 50 worth purchased that will entitle- him to a chance at onu of the lots , Thuso lots will bo wortri from $75 to $500 each. In this way a farmer stands a uhanco of gutting his year's provisions Tor nothing , Hoasons for locating at Wellfleet ! The good part of last summer wan spent by Frederick James Tomklns , now president of the corporation , in selecting a location for his friends , nnd taking everything Into con Bidoratlon , Wellfleot wai at last decided upon. First , on account of the pure spring water ; It requires pure spring water toman- ufucturo boot sugar. Second , the beautiful Medicine lake. Third , the Agate spring. Fourth , the wonderful water power ; no doubt the best Ir the state. Fifth , thorn ha * uovcr been a failure of crops for ton mile * either sldo of the Medicine creek. Sixth , the variety of soil and country. Seventh , its position on the railroad. Eighth , the beautiful rolling town Rite. Ninth , the special Inducements offered by the 13. & M. Hullroad company. The corporation does not desire to see a wild wind boom , us it hurts in the long run ; what they want Is good farmers , not boom ers. And for that reason but few lots \vill bo sold at present , except to those who \vlll agree to improve them within the next eighteen months. Lots nnd land will bo placed on sale Mon day. May 0 , 18S9. The corporation Is desirous of receiving bids for building a dam across the Modlclno crook , furnish a Turbine water wheel und clectrio dynamos. This is uot only a big boom for \Vcllflcot and the western part of the state , but the whole state will see the benefit of It in the next two or throe years. What this state mostly needs is money. It Is hoped that n number of beet sugar refin eries will bo started In the state. This cor poration will gladly furnish any Information in Its power to those desiring to start a ro ll no ry , in any part of trie stuto. If fifty moro started it would not affect the present price of sugar , for a time , ut lease. Opposition will bo a benefit. Mr. C. C. Hawkins , whoso reliability nnd ability are well Known , Is secretary of the company , and will give any further Informa tion needed. The lollowing letter elves the general points In regord to the country about Well tloot us well us they could bo got In any other way : WKIJ.FLEET , Neb. , March 20 , 185 > 9. C. C. Hawkins , Lincoln , Nob. Dear sir : In reply to your inquiries in relation to the country uround Wolllleet , permit me to say that I have resided there for the past eight years , having been ono of the flrat settlers In thut part of the country. When I llrst came to tins' country , the nearest postofllco was twenty-seven miles , nearest railroad station thirty-two milesnearest voting place twenty- seven miles , nearest grist mill seventy-five miles , In 1885. Modlclno precinct wusstruck off and its vote was thlrty-olght. It was twelve miles wide by eighteen long. This has Hinoo boon cut into four precincts , and the vote last tall in ono precinct was -78. School districts are organized In all this territory und school houses built. During the winter of 18S7 the Cheyenne branch of the H. & M. river railroad wus built through this country , nnd towns estab lished about ton miles apart. Tucro 1ms never been a failure of crops in this part of the country. Wheat averages twenty-two bushels to the aero , oats forty , rye forty , hurley thirty-live , potatoes -JOO. Corn Averages fifty bushels to the num. All gaidcn truck grows almost spontaneously , and a German colony ralMs und hauls to North 1'latto , twenty-seven miles , almost all- the vegetables thut are lined in that city. The population Is steadily increasing , und its value of teal ostutn Is advancing. The needs of Wolllleet are n grist mill , a physician , a bank , n good hotrl nnd a hard ware merchant. Other merchants would do well. The country is settled with 11 good , prosperous nnd respeotablo people fiom Illinois , Iowa und Indiana principally , If there Is any otner matter you wish mo to in form you about , please let mo know. He- spectfully , W. O. Ki.nun , Justice of the Peace. Atony In Courtml Uy persons \vfio , attacked by n mild form of rheumatism , nogloot to seek prompt relief. Subsequent torture Is prevented by an im mediate resott to Hosteller's Stomach Bit- tors. Blight exposure , un occasional draught , will beget this painful malady , whom there Is a prodspo ( ! on to It In the blood. U in not dltllcult to wrest the tioub'u at the outset , but well nigh Impossible to eradlc.uo It when matuicd. No uvldonio"in relation to this superb blood deptmmt in more poiitlvo thun that which cjtahlUlius its onlcacy RI a pre ventive und remedy for rheumatism , Not onlv U U thorough , but sifo : , which the vege table and mineral priliunn , often taken us curatives of thu dlsouxe , are not , Ucslilo expelling the rheumatic virus from thn sys tem , It ovem > me fever und ngue , billions- nets , constipation anil ( lyitpepila , The white fjrub ! u a whitish crub , with uix loga near the fore part of the body. U ( cc-ils on tlo ( root of rojoa und ovoiituiilly destroys tha bushes. Ito- iiiovo the earth around the roots and kill thu grub. THE BAIIW TIME TUBLES , OMAHA. . . , . . . . . A dully : II dully ( ctcopt Hiiturday ; ( Sunday : 1) oxoc'pt Monday : fait mull. 'Jhu tiniH fUen unora la for Traunfrr , thera belua fiom flr to tin jnluuton liotw eu TiMis er IUH ) local dnpol * . [ oil Ihtoujh unit or i Ud f > ' "i' ' i. i r r't lnrj kjr . . bvuii f r ( fur ucw llluilrtUil Jifju - mi. 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